HB 2448 - DIGEST |
(SEE ALSO PROPOSED 2ND SUB) |
Establishes the high-quality early learning act. |
Requires the Washington preschool program to be implemented, beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, to provide voluntary preschool opportunities for children three and four years of age. |
Requires funding for the Washington preschool program to be appropriated to the department of early learning. |
Requires the early learning advisory council to: (1) Establish a subcommittee to guide the development and implementation of the Washington preschool program; and |
(2) Establish a preschool readiness subcommittee, which shall be cochaired by the department of early learning and the nongovernmental private-public partnership. |